LIAM BROADY has a dream. It’s Andy Murray’s job to smash it to smithereens.

The Scot knows this is the kid from Stockport’s shot at glory and although he has a lot of time for Broady sentiment cannot come into the equation when they face each other across Wimbledon ’s Centre Court net.

Murray was taken to five sets in the first two matches he played at the French Open and by the time he faced Novak Djokovic in the Final he had spent five more hours on court than the Serb.

That might not have contributed to the outcome but it didn’t help and Murray doesn’t want to hang around too long this afternoon. That could make this a quick and painful exercise for Broady but at 22 he will have other chances.

Andy Murray during a practice session on day One of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon (Image: PA)

Murray said: “Look, there was more to the Final than just the five hours extra I spent on the court.

“But to win against him or any of the best players, the fresher you are the easier it becomes – although there is no guarantee that even if I was fresh I would have won the match. In the last few sets he did play unbelievably well.

“But my job is to learn from the French Open and one of the things I could have done better there is start the tournament quicker.

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“Those first few day's were tough both psychologically and physically. Although I recovered from it the match against Richard Gasquet was one where I was 5-2 up in the first, 5-2 up in the second and I ended up being on court for an hour and 20 minutes longer than I needed to. If I had just closed out those sets a little bit quicker I could have avoided that.

Liam Broady of Great Britain (Image: Getty)

“So that is something I will try to learn from and try to start a little bit quicker at Wimbledon.”

Murray will take nothing for granted but hopes Broady, the world No.234, learns from the experience if the youngster does lose the match.

He added: “I hope Liam is really pumped and excited for our first-round match because these are the moments you play for.

“I obviously hope I win but I know Liam pretty well and this is a big opportunity for him to go out there, give it a go and show everybody what he’s got.

“You want to be playing on the big courts against the best players, in front of a big crowd.

“And Liam won’t be the only one who’s nervous – before any of the Slams I feel the tension and as the tournament goes on it calms down a little bit each day.”

The British pair were among 15 home players involved in the first round and Murray reckons even those who make early exits can benefit from being involved in the sport’s biggest tournament.

He said: “Playing at this level, being around the top players, practising with them before the event, you learn huge amounts from that.

“You learn more than you will from playing any Futures event.

“So you want them to enjoy the week but also perform, otherwise it feels like a wasted opportunity.

“Hopefully, everyone will enjoy the experience but fight as hard as they can for every single point. There will be a few surprise performances this year from the British players.”

Andy Murray (Image: Getty)

Broady isn’t making bold predictions but the Englishman is determined to enjoy every minute of his big day – even though he admits Murray is the last man he wanted to play in the first round.

He said: “I am just going to go out there and do what I do. To be honest I don’t know what to expect from Andy.

“I am just going to go out there, play to the level I know I can and see if I can make him raise his level, make him play well and see what I can get on the day.

“When the draw was made there was a lot of excitement to be honest. My coach Nathan called me and he was laughing.

“A week ago I had said to him I would take anyone in the draw apart from Andy. And obviously out of 127 people I drew him.

“He’s so good. I have practised with Andy before and I know how talented he is, how strong he is off every wing. And the fact he is British as well, it’s never nice to play someone you would class as a friend.